as in to depart
to leave a place often for another
he eagerly sallied forth from his small town to seek a new life in the bustling city
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Airport officials project more than 20,000 passengers will depart Louisville by plane the day after Derby 152.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
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The 28-year-old fills a void left by center Myles Turner, who departed Indiana in the offseason for a free-agent contract with Milwaukee.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The network previously confirmed that Guthrie would be exiting its Olympics coverage amid the search for her mother.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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The intersection is controlled by stop signs, and many vehicles using the area are either getting onto southbound Highway 160 or exiting northbound Highway 160.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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As a politicized national fight over waste, fraud and abuse led by Republicans have targeted California and its Democratic leadership, Bonta and other state officials have moved swiftly to combat the claims.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, the bottle had only ever moved between Burgundy and Bordeaux, a driving distance of roughly 300 miles.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Substitutions will always be scrutinised by supporters when results go badly.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Michael Hicks weighs in on how a copy‑paste bill has lawmakers going after degrees Indiana doesn’t even offer in his latest op-ed.—
Kurtcia Collazo,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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And the other function of music media is learning more, getting deeper into fandom, learning more about the lives of a lot of musicians, many of whom don’t necessarily need a magazine or music media to put their image out there for them.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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This latest iteration, which builds on the 2024 version by adding a voter ID provision, must get 60 votes to pass.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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Young Rod went off to France by himself, and on a visit to Chartres, standing in the nave of the cathedral, he was overcome by a vague but powerful sense that God was real.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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The team was en route to a baseball game in Arkansas when the bus reportedly rolled multiple times, went off the road and overturned in the ditch while on Iowa Highway 4 west of Twin Lakes and south of Pomeroy.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
12 Feb. 2026
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Keep in mind that cutting out sodium can be tricky.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
10 Feb. 2026
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Heather Guerena, chief counsel for Stones Gambling Hall in Citrus Heights, said she was disappointed by the new regulations, and that getting rid of blackjack variations will cut out 40% of Stones’ revenue.—
Kate Wolffe
February 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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In Chicago, for example, organizers have encouraged students to walk out and convene at Federal Plaza on Friday afternoon as part of the national action.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Go to feel the ground shake and the sky roar when Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks out to bat.—
Samanth Subramanian,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Sally (forth).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sally%20%28forth%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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